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Kevin James
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American comedian and actor
Key facts
- Born
- Kevin George Knipfing , ( 1965-04-26 ) April 26, 1965 (age 61) , Mineola, New York , U.S.
- Occupations
- Actor and comedian
- Years active
- 1989–present
- Spouse
- Steffiana de la Cruz ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2004 )
- Website
- www .kevinjames .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kevin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mineola
- Sibling
- Gary Valentine
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Notable work
- Paul Blart: Mall Cop
- Official website
- www.kevinjames.com
- Image
- Kevin James 2011 (Cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 4
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- Commons category
- Kevin James (actor)
- date of birth
- 1965-04-26
- name in native language
- Kevin James
- start of work period
- 1991-00-00
- different from
- Kevin James
- social media followers
- 938000
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Kevin George Knipfing
- ethnic group
- Sephardi Jews
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Encyclopedic overview
Kevin George Knipfing (born April 26, 1965), known professionally as Kevin James, is an American actor and comedian. James began his career as a stand-up comedian on Long Island in the late 1980s before rising to prominence for playing Doug Heffernan on the CBS sitcom The King of Queens (1998–2007), for which he received the nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in 2006.
In 2004, James made his first film appearance in 50 First Dates, and the following year co-starred in Hitch. He went on to star in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007), Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2009), Grown Ups (2010), Zookeeper (2011), Here Comes the Boom (2012), and Pixels (2015). He also voiced characters in the animated films Monster House, Barnyard (both 2006), and Hotel Transylvania (2012). He also was nominated for a People's Choice Award in 2017 for his role on the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait (2016–2018). James also appeared in several dramatic roles, including The Dilemma (2011), Little Boy (2015), and Becky (2020). In 2026, he starred in the romantic comedy Solo Mio.
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